Everyone Told Me To Buy This New Budget Handheld 

Keep in mind that if you get into this handheld emulator 'hobby', it is much like the audiophile and mechanical keyboard one where your wallet will be empty most of the time because a new shiny thing pops up constantly as you'll tell yourself that this time it will be your endgame for sure.

Atomic purple shell? Yeah that's an instant buy for Spawn. 😂 Does look pretty good 👀

Love my Miyoo. It’s everything I wanted out of my GBA when I was a kid. I can ftp in from my computer (or phone!) and move roms, artwork, guides, etc. around easily, and it runs everything like a dream. Good battery life and decent ergonomics go a long way for this little handheld. Final Fantasy VI, Metroid Fusion, Minish Cap, F-Zero Climax… they all run amazing - and look even better. Highly recommended.

So good to see you cover these things. I have used some of devices like that before, but right now I am happy with my Retroid Pocket 3+. Such a machine!

When I first picked mine up I'd been using it mostly as a Pokemon machine but I've found that this thing is absolutely killer for PSX shmups like R-Type Delta or G-Darius, and also a very comfy Sega CD device. Been playing a ton of Shining Force CD and Popful Mail on the Mini+ and it's been great.

Grabbed the MM+ for $38 with a coupon recently. At that price ... It's a no-brainer.

I picked one up 3 months ago, and now a few of my friends ended up grabbing one as well. It's a super solid handheld and easily fits in the pocket. I have a number of handhelds (RG405V, RG351M, GBC w/ Everdrive, SteamDeck, SF2000) and I always come back to the Miyoo mini plus. I've never tried the RG35XX, but it looks very similar to the Miyoo.

Great video. Surprised you didn't get this sooner. The MM+ and the RG405M have been my go to pocketable handhelds. Both are great systems and are well worth the money. I swapped out the stock speaker in the Plus for one out of an Xperia phone and it has made the sound so much cleaner and I can actually hear the bass.

Onion Os actually helps getting rid of the light on top. I've been playing Dragon Warrior 1 on the device. It's been my #1 choice of playing gb and gba games.

I’ve had mine for about 4 months now and the only real complaints I have are the led and the overall build quality but all to be expected with a budget device. Has ran any game I’ve thrown at it flawlessly and the screen looks amazing. Really helps to bring new life into some of the older gba games.

Picked up a Miyoo Mini+ a few weeks back. Well worth it for playing GB/GBA games. Probably couldn’t play it hours on end but picking it up to play a bit each night it’s been great. My top light only stays on for a couple minutes after I put it to sleep mode so I’ve not noticed it just staying on or causing any problems

I picked up an Anbernic RG35XX a while back when no one was sure when last years' round of Analogue Pocket preorders were going to ship. MM+ was sold out at the time and RG35XX was very similar specs and setup-wise, so went with that. These things are great for pick up and go gaming when you don't want bring out something more premium like the Pocket. And as mentioned in other comments, community firmware for these things (Onion OS for MM+ and Garlic OS for RG35XX) really open them up.

Thank you for your upload in a great handheld review! Lunch, football, family, your video, and food on my Birthday Sunday! Happy Sunday Funday everyone!

Finally you jumped on the Miyoo Mini hype train haha It's really good for what it is and being able to pack all my childhood/teenager games into my pocket is just awesome, especially at that price point. Recently a DS emulator was released for the Miyoo Mini Plus and it runs Pokemon HeartGold decently well (with frameskipping activated). The consoles I mostly play are NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA and now DS. I don't need much more in my pocket. Edit: I'd also recommend to install custom firmware like OnionOS onto a new high-quality SD card ASAP and build your own game library from scratch. The stock ROMs are often not great quality and the stock SD cards are known to fail over time.

I love mine, I think it’s the perfect size for playing on the go. It’s also really easy to mod, I swapped the speaker, and added custom shoulder buttons and a grip to make action/racing/fighting games easier. Onion OS and tiny set roms are a must have. I’d love to see what a 4-4.5” version would look like but I also would hate to give up the portability, so for the vertical format, I think they nailed it.

I have the miyoo mini - the real MINI one, without the plus - and it has been a joy to use and take with me as long as you don't have to use the shoulder buttons. Personally I remap the shoulder buttons for Gameboy Advance to the X & Y. That's way more comfortable. OnionOS is what makes these devices work so great. It's a must for fast pick-up-and-play gameplay, with a great sleep mode and save state management. Have played through Chrono Trigger on this device this summer while camping (and having quite a few days with absolute shite weather). Another absolute pro for me is the awesome D-Pad on the Miyoo Mini. It's really that good!

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I’ve loved mine, picked it up a few months ago. Screen always impresses people first time they see it. Battery life is really good just left unplayed. I left it alone for a few weeks and it still had full battery

I’ve have had mine for a month. I primarily play GBA Pokemon games and Mario on the SNES. And let me tell you, if it’s your first emulation device, this thing is perfect. I’ve been kicking back playing Pokemon Emerald everyday after work and it makes me feel like a kid again. I’d just recommend buying your own SD card as the cheap Chinese one it comes with is known to fail after a while. But this thing is awesome, my son loves playing it too.

ur point about what devices can run vs what they can actually play is spot on, thats why i decided the same to buy a mini+ as a first device and next 1 gonna be something thats really powerful

Got one of these a couple of weeks ago and took it on a 3 day trip with friends to the beach. Not only did it help with disconnecting from our phones but it was also swapping hands every few minutes cus everyone was dying to play a few gba classics from when we were in school. I carry it on my pocket for when im waiting on a line and every time ive been asked where i got that game boy from.

I was between this and the retroid 3 +. Ended up w R3+, pretty amazing devices for emulation n form factor.

Definitely did my research and bought the miyo mini plus as my one and only emulation device. It has been incredible. Highly recommended to anyone that likes GBA and PS1 games.

I had a Miyoo Mini for 2 months, I had to sell it because I found a good deal for a Retroid Pocket 3+ and I needed the money to go towards it. But for what it's worth, the Miyoo Mini is a must buy if you want to go thru the RPGs of the PS1/GBA/SNES/Genesis era. My Miyoo Mini was basically a Super Robot Wars Machine.

Love my Miyoo Mini plus and a 3-D printer a grip so it’s comfortable for adult size hands. The custme Onion OS is amazing it feels very well optimized.

Good TechWave Jon(SW). Looks like a really neat Cheap little Retro Device.

I’ve had the myoo mini for over a year , it’s a great little take on the bus console , I have a steam deck for the big stuff, but for gba and ps1 this little guy is perfect

You should look into the anbernic rg405v that just came out. I grabbed the rg353v which I love for when I'm bored at my job

i think the anbernic rg35xx is a little better ergonomically and about the same size. Get either the myioo plus or the 35xx, they are both great.

I love these things. I love this device I grabbed. My First was the Miyoo Mini, which was amazing and my first Emu Handheld, but it was so small. Around that time I grabbed a Retroid Pocket 3+ which has been wonderful as well. But I had to go in and decide between the Miyo Mini Plus or a RG35xx, which I ended up going for the RG35xx, and this thing has been my favorite. The devices are so nice, and I think they are wonderful nostalgic pieces too. To play these again in a actual Game Boy Like Format.

Love my miyoo mini! Onion OS is pretty awesome. Its great for exactly the systems you mention and the battery life standby mode is really good too.

I bought the Anbernic RG35XX 128gb for my husband and its incredible, he is very happy. Cost me $138aud inc delivery from light in the box. Only drawback is sore fingers from controls but hey who didn’t get that playing Wonder Boy or Golden Axe back in the day? Love reliving my childhood!

I got the black model shipped to me close after launch. Russ from Retro Game Corps helped me pull the trigger on one after his review. When I got it, the screen was damaged so thank God I used Amazon to purchase it since the return was Hassel free. Once I got my replacement, I upgraded it to Onion OS. I use my Miyoo Mini at least once a day because it helps me keep my retro collection at my fingertips and the size and form factor are perfect for the systems it emulates. Personally, I have found that the screen best fits Sega Genesis games. Just fire up Sonic really quick and you will instantly notice how good the aspect ratio and brightness lends itself to these games. It's also great for playing Japanese games with English patches on them. For example, I can play a difficult game to emulate like Tengai Makyou Zero on the Super Famicom using the SNES 9x Core through RetroArch. Another nice feature it has is it's overlays, especially for GB, GBC and GBA. The form factor lends itself quite well to these games and the overlays make it look like there is a Game Boy screen lens on the screen. If anyone gets the Miyoo Mini, get a bundle with a case and screen protector. It is a bit delicate but it will serve you well as long as you take care of it. Overall, I'm happy with it and it was worth every penny!

The miyoo mini plus is great I own both it and the also great Anbernic RG35XX. They are extremely similar and have the same games but the Anbernic has two SD card slots and an additional HDMI port that lets you play on a large screen with the handheld as a controller. It lacks the WiFi of the Mini+ tho. Both great devices!

I just got this device a week ago! It's an amazing device and the build quality is superb.

Emulation claims another victim 😈

Correction, literally EVERY PS1 games had a "d-pad first", with analogue sticks being an option in later games.Dual analogue sticks wasn't the norm for the PS1 as the console was released without such a controller, it wasn't until years later it became an "accessory" rather than a requirement in games. Even late games like Vagrant Story, Breath of Fire IV, Wipeout 3, Final Fantasy IX, Gran Turismo 2 all have a d-pad fallback. The only game I know of that actually require dual sticks was Ape Escape. The lack of analogue sticks being an issue is completely made up. During that era I owned the OG release PS1 with the OG gamepad, and I used it until the end of the Playstation generation and had no problem with late generation games. Because PS1 software was developed for the original controller, not the dual shock.

surprised to hear you say the plastic feels cheap. when I got mine I just remember how high quality it felt over all, plastic felt great to me!

I've inadvertently started my collection retro emulation handhelds. lol I now have a MM+, RG353VS, RG35XX, and RG405V. So far I really like the 405V for its big screen and hand comfort. I'm going to try hooking up wifi on the 35XX for one-handed play of rpg's. The MM+ is nice, and I'm going to keep it for now, but it's not my current preference.

I have an MM, MM+, RG35XX, and a Pocket 3+. The MMs are put away as collectors, and the 35XX is gonna be my daily driver. The Pocket 3+ is for special occasions lol

Great video!

Got the RG35XX at the end of last year and have enjoyed it as much as can be expected when you have every game at your fingertips from your childhood. Which for me is very infrequently for some reason they just don’t have the kind of value I would expect them too. If I had one in 1999 I would have been all over it but now I just mostly play 360/ps3 generation and forward.

Looks pretty good I’m going to get one today!😊

Been having fun with my Miyoo mini+ for a couple of weeks now. On the SD card in the Retroarch folder: create a cpuclock.txt file, inside you write the speed of the cpu. Example: 1400 (default cpu of the Miyoo mini/ mini+ is 1200). Heavier games run a bit better and the fast forward in many games will be faster, as this makes the CPU run at full speed.

Anbernic makes a decent retro handheld emulator system. I recently purchased the budget model RG353PS. It was $99.99 Shipped (With The OS Micro SD Only). I swapped the Stock OS With ArcOS and a new Micro SD. I have been able to enjoy up to SOME Sega Saturn and Dreamcast titles just fine. Keep up the GREAT work John. Love the content!

I’m getting a RG35xx soon to finally get into this niche. Mainly interested in the PS1 emulation on it. That’s very, very exciting with how small the thing is. It might take over emulating everything up to that generation from my Steam Deck

Good choice Jon I also got the purple Took 3 months for it to arrive (ordered the first week after the release) I use mine mostly for travel Easier to whip that bad boy out than a switch

This reminded me I have an old handheld emulator called a Wiz (I think that's it) tucked away I used a long time back. I wonder if it will still charge up after all this time. It's probably only something that would appeal to a collector of handhelds anymore.

I have this and the RG35XX too. I love both.

Wish I kept my PSP because that is also good for jailbreaking and used as an emulator. Was looking into getting one again but man the prices are crazy

And.....purchased. picked up a couple evercade cartridges ive been meaning to get as well.

I MM+ is great for anyone who has time for short bursts of gameplay. I have found that I usually do not and that I'm not a huge fan of small screens. I also wish it was horizontal instead of vertical personally but I choose to get it because it was so great a deal and so portable. Anyone who knows the limitations going in should be in for quite a great deal though. Amazing what we can get nowadays for handhelds. These also have a decently big mods community for buttons, stickers, cases, shells, etc. It's great that the community liked it so much that it became popular enough for long enough to have support

It's a good system if you get one free of defects. Unfortunately it's very much luck of the draw. I ended up picking up two of these and both had some issues. The first one I picked up from the official store has a speaker with above average distortion at medium - high volumes. The second one from an Amazon seller for about $10 more than official store had a bad D pad. Got an exchange for that one because of Amazon's return policy and the exchange unit had a loose screen (as you pointed out, adhesive tape isn't very sturdy). Ended up returning the exchanged item and got my money. I went ahead and got a Anbernic RG35XX and has been fantastic without any issues for months now. At this point I strongly prefer it over my Mini plus.

I went with a solid color case due to that light bleed. It's still on of course but much more subdued.

Picked up a 2DS for 7.50 @a thrift shop and put a $11 battery in it and modded it with H Shop, now it’s my budget handheld

Since PS1 and PS2 (not completely) are not that difficult to run at this point I went got the Anbernic RG405V and its not dissapointing so far and to my surprise it can also emulate some vita/switch games which is not advertised

Been playing mine and I love it. Now waiting n my retroid pocket 2s and see how the n64 emulation its , since I love those wrestling games.

I’m hoping the next Retroid Pocket will be able to reliably play Gamecube games. I like the form factor of the RP3+ the best out of the handheld emulator market so hopefully we can get a more powerful version of that running Gamecube very well.

heard a lot of good feedback about it from all around. Got a deck, so i'll stick wit that

My current goto...very good price/value proposition. Onion OS is a marked improvement on the stock OS. Installing Onion OS & replacing the included SD card are the recommended actions after purchase.

Lol , i just got mine 2 weeks ago even the same color ! , and i loved it , been using it daily as on the go and a time killer after a work , 100% recommend.

Got the classic gameboy grey one. That one and the white one have a very nice soft touch shell. Mine also got a screen protector included with it. Put Onion OS on it and it absolutely rules.

I kinda want an Anbernic or the Miyoo as well, but I already have a Steam Deck, Analogue Pocket, Retroid Flip, and Odroid Go Advance. Not including I kept all my original handhelds 😅 its addicting to collect these things

I was mistaken, it is not the RG35XX, saying that you should try it, is very good. It even plays Atari and Sega CD

I have the rgx35xx and the Miyoo mini, I thought I’d like the Miyoo more but I slightly prefer the Rgx35. It seems to a better job on gba advance emulation.

You can easily buy a replacement battery on numerous sites. It works with a 103665 Lithium Ion Polymer Battery, 3.7V 3000mAh.

They need to bring back the blue colorway for the mini plus

😎 Tech Wave 🌊 Nice looking handheld

Got one last week . Couldn’t be happier . Downtime King 👑

I've had it for months. Bloody great

My Miyoo came with washed out image quality. I thought it was the screen, but after tuning the screen settings (luminance, contrast, etc) in Onion OS it’s perfect. No one mentions this fact, or if they do they blame the screen. Truth is the screen is great.

Welcome to the MM+ cult! It does what it does very well in a sweet form factor!

2:18 "light can be really bright in dark rooms" 😂 not hating just found that amusing

It looks great, I would have preferred if the battery was more like an older cell phone battery though. With contacts. Or even using older off the shelf batteries with those metal contacts. The reason being, i'd like to be able to swap in new batteries and even have an external charger. So for example if i wanted to take this on a flight, and i'm playing just PS1 games, the high power consumption games, i want to be able to do a quick state save, and swap out the battery, start it back up and keep playing.

Fantastic console I use it as a gameboy and it does everything I want it to so. Can’t afford the analogue pocket and for what this does for the price tag, well worth it!

I got it when it first came out (around the beginning of this year I think), still picking it up and playing it to this day. Not as much as the Retroid though, that gets picked up the most. Honestly I like when I have a reason to pick the Miyoo up more, but the reality is the Retroid is just on and ready to go because it’s android. Plus I don’t really play platform heavy games on the Miyoo, so my wonder boy in monster world play through, ended up on the Retroid. Highly suggest for the Miyoo is looking into Pico 8 and RPG maker games, it’s a great system to enjoy your library of newer retro inspired games. Rogue likes and RPGs are just so much easier to enjoy on this system.

When I bought the same one, I was like "it's Spawn Wave colors!" Love the Miyoo Mini+, plays GBA like a dream.

Just last night I put Onion on my plus. I love my miyoo mini so much I bought the plus but I havent used it because i like onion so much. I finally got it on there and it was simple.

I thought the RGB35XX was suppose to be a better option? But I have neither. So I don't really know. Just going off reviews.

Since the Myioo was constantly sold out, I bought an Anbernic RG35xx and I'm more than satisfied with it.

You could have spoken about drastic too. NDS emulator which has started to being ported a few weeks ago :)

I got the rg35xx and I LOVE it 😍 all the gba games!

What a coincidence. Great minds think alike. I literally just bought this on Friday on Amazon.

The light at the top will be on if you have the console ON or in SLEEP modes. If you hold the power button for a few seconds, the console will actually shutdown along with the light.

i went through all the hoops to mod my original GBA. but this is so much better. the retroachievements, and potential online play is just fantastic. most of all ? i love the dpad. Its the only device that i love to play GBA games, i was using 3ds XL before, but this is better

This was my first emulator and I love it so much!

I've been thinking about buying this for awhile.

retroid pocket 3+ or flip are the sweet spot IMO.... bang for yur buck performance is pretty on point.. I play gamecube and most ps2 games on those suckers....tho its not all set up for ya out of box.. at all. but worth it!

Going through the sonic advanced series with this machine

It's definitely hard to keep up with how many of these are coming out. I have the Miyoo Mini+. I like it, but it would be nicer if it was about 30% bigger. I also have a metal Anbernic handheld. I'll probably get rid of them and buy a bigger, more ergonomic device, like the RG405V--and it can do Gamecube too.

I think the RG35XX has a better build quality, feels (a little) more premium plastic etc & is slightly more comfortable to use. Get Garlic OS on the thing & you're all set.

its a very solid device. I just already have a powkiddy v90 with a miyoo branded cfw and I don't see myself getting more from the mini+. The hobby lets you buy a new shiny thing each month but I don't want to buy stuff I wont use . If my powkiddy breaks, the miyoo which released 3 or 4 years later is the current next best thing. My suggestion is to try a device in your budget and stick with it, by the time it breaks something else even better will be around

I’ve had both the MiYoo Mini + and the Anbernic RG35XX. They’re both fantastic! Kept the RG35XX because I liked it just a little better. My only complaint is that it doesn’t have Wi-Fi like the MiYoo does. But my MiYoo screen came slightly detached and was getting worse, so I returned it. But they both run so well!

I want to be able to play Thousand Arms. Which emulation handheld would be best for older PS1 roms?

Got one beginning of summer Its great for GBA runs great using the GPSP core witch enables fastforward. Played a lot of pokemon romhacks on it. Batterylife is around 6 hours for me with brightness on 5/10. The buttons feel pretty good although i had some issues with the B button sticking (had some manufacturing issue luckily an easy fix)

I have been meaning to upgrade my Anbernic rg351p for some time now.

As long as you keep your expectations in check these are fine. Not perfect not the end all be all but good enough for most people.

It's the go-to gift for all the people around me that want to get into emulation mainly for GB, GBC and GBA, i.e. all of my Gen X friends. Prepare them a good SD card with OnionOS and the games they truly love, and they'll be perfectly set up. It's the right size, battery life's good and they really don't even need to ever update it. Sure, OnionOS will gain even more features over time, but once you've started to play your 7-10 favourite games, you'll simply use the quick switch feature without ever going into the system.

Seems similar to the Anbernic? So far it's been great and has HDMI output. I was able to load up a few of my old PS1 games, not sure how much of collection will fit on it. But some of my discs are pretty beat up, and do not always read well. So this a better way to play them.

I just got the RG35XX and put all the pokemon ROM/hacks fan made games on it and it's amazing. Hope you have fun